c++/1841: Incorrect error: invalid use of member '' in staticmember function

[Jean-Bernard Delva]

The following reply was made to PR c++/1841; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Jean-Bernard Delva <jb@trisignal.com>
To: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com>,
	'Neil Booth' <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
Cc: Martin Sebor <sebor@roguewave.com>,
	Jean-Bernard Delva <JeanBernard.Delva@trisignal.com>,
	gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org,
	Normand Barriere <Normand.Barriere@trisignal.com>,
	gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/1841: Incorrect error: invalid use of member '' in staticmember function
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2001 12:46:42 -0500

 On 03-Feb-01, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
 > On Feb  3, 2001, "'Neil Booth'" <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk> wrote:
 > 
 >> Martin Sebor wrote:-
 > 
 >>>>>> struct X { static int X::* foo () { return &x; }; int x; };
 > 
 >>> 5.3.1, p2: "The result of the unary & operator is a pointer to its
 >>> operand. The operand shall be an lvalue or a qualified-id. [...] 
 >>> For a qualified-id, [...] If the member is a nonstatic member of
 >>> class C of type T, the type of the result is ``pointer to member of
 >>> class C of type T.'
 > 
 >> You've confused me now.  According to the last few words of what you
 >> quoted, I read that the type of "&x" is int X::*.  That is the type
 >> being returned in the function prototype.  So what's wrong?
 > 
 > x is neither an lvalue nor a qualified-id.  To get a
 > pointer-to-member, the C++ Standard requires &X::x.  Just &x won't do.
  
 I see.
 
 It works. Thank you.
 
 I'm so sorry for flagging this as a bug. I should have used the mailing lists
 instead. How can I remove my bug report?